firedragon
Veteran Member
Hi firedragon,
These are just a few of the concerns I have with the book.
Now the reason I'm focusing on topics that seem problematic to me is because of the claims that Muslims make about this book. If it was just any book then I could take the good with the bad, no problem. But Muslims claim that this is the perfect, final, unalterable word of God. Correct? This is an extraordinary claim. You must understand that for the rest of the world, this is an extraordinary claim. (To be fair, the scriptures of other religions also make extraordinary claims, Muslims are not alone in this regard.)
So when I read this book, it's completely fair for me to give it harsh scrutiny, agreed? There are plenty of books in the world that have positive messages like: be charitable, be kind, have patience and mercy and so on. All good messages to be sure, but none of them are unique to the Quran. So the fact that the Quran says stuff like "be merciful" - while nice - hardly makes it extraordinary.
In short, when you claim perfection, you should expect people to take a long hard look, and not just take your word for it.
Agreed.